WKCW

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WKCW
Broadcast area Fauquier–Prince William County, Virginia
Frequency 1420 kHz
Branding1420 WKCW
Programming
Format Classic hits [1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Radio Companion, LLC
  • (Radio Companion Limited Liability Company)
History
First air date
December 7, 1957;67 years ago (1957-12-07) [2]
Former call signs
WKTF (1957–1960) [3]
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 73190
Class D
Power
  • 22,000 watts (day)
  • 60 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°43′52.0″N77°46′42.0″W / 38.731111°N 77.778333°W / 38.731111; -77.778333
Links
Public license information

WKCW is a classic hits formatted broadcast radio station at 1420 kHz on the AM band and is licensed to Warrenton, Virginia, serving Fauquier and Prince William counties in Virginia. [1] WKCW is owned and operated by Radio Companion, LLC. [5]

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History

The station originally signed on the air in 1957 as WKTF and later changed to its current WKCW call sign in 1960. For most of its history, WKCW or "Big K Radio" was one of the nation's longest-running traditional country  music stations. After running the country format from 1960 to 2003 [6] it was sold and switched to a spanish variety format in 2004. [7] [8] Over the years, the station went through a number of formats from spanish variety, gospel, news, oldies, adult hits to the current classic hits.

WKCW is heard during daytime hours, "From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Beltway," covering all of Northern Virginia with its whopping 22,000 watt transmitter, among the most powerful in the Washington, DC and Fredericksburg designated market areas (DMA). At night, the station cuts their power down to 60 watts to protect other radio stations operating at 1420 kHz.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-572. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "History Cards for WKCW". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WKCW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "WKCW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ WKCW's Deejays Stay Loyal to Station's Country Roots, Washington Post - January 18, 2003
  7. ↑ From Honky-Tonk To a Latino Beat, Washington Post - January 18, 2004
  8. ↑ Country Music Station Changes Format to Spanish, talentondisplay.com - January 2004


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